Pulling device for motor-vehicles.



' W. SARTMN. PULLING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED APR.20.1916.

Patented May 22, 191?.

L 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 W SARTMN. PULLING DEViCE FOR MOTOR VEHlCLES.APPLICATION HLED APR120, 19m.

E W96 159 1 v Patented May 22,1917,

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of what is shown in Fig. 1;

WILLIAM SAB'I'AIN, or nesnnnn, oxnenone..-

PULLING nnvrcn ron MDTORNEHCZLES.

To (ZZZ whom it may] concern: Be-it known that 1,, rimmer SARTAIN, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Haskell, in the county ofMuskogee and 5 Stateof Oklahoma, havejinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pullingv Devices for Motor-Vehicles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

for motor vehicles. v p

It is my purpose to provide a device of the character named which can beeasily associated with a motor vehicle and when. so associated can beoperated atwill', through the power of the vehicle motor to effectivelymove, the vehicle when same has become mired or stalled onbad roads, ordisabled from any cause other than defect of the simple in construction,efficient and power-7,.

ful in operation, and which can be manufactured at arelatively smallcost. With the above and other objects in view the invention consists inthe details of con struction and in the arrangement and com bination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figurel is aplan view of the forward portion of a motor vehicle embodying myinvention; v

Fig. 2, a front'view of same;

Fig. 3, a horizontal section of a fragment Fig. 4, a side view of whatis shown.- in Fig. 1 with certain parts omitted for the sake ofcl'earness;

Iklig. 5, a section on the line 55 of Fig. 1, a v 4 Fig. 6, a viewsimilar to Fig. 3 withthe parts operated to a position to connect samewith the motor of the vehicle.

Referring to the drawings 10 and 11 indicate the side members of thevehicle frame, 12 the motor 13 themadiator, and 14 the "=tor shaft. Theforward end of the shaft us reduced as at 15 to form a shoulder 16' 55which latter isproviced witlrteethforming part of a clutch device to behereinafter rey invention relates toipullingltdevices v Specification ofLetters Ifatent. Application mama 20, 916, Serial No. 92,571.

' Patented 1l/Iay 22 inf? ferr ed -to Pivoted to the side member ,10

isyone endof a bar 18. Secured to theside member 11 is a bracket A ofsubstantially U-shape'd-cross section and embodying arms 19 and 20between which the free end of the bar 18 is slidably engaged.'Ro'tatably mounted-on the bar 18 is a 'dru'm 21- one' flange of. whichis formed by a beveled gear I 1 65. and unwound from the drum 21. Fixedoinl A; cable can adapted to he woundjupon thebatlS-is abearing 24inwhich is rotatablyinountml one end of a shaft 255 the latter beingdisposed atright angles touthe' "tar -18. Fixed on this shaft 25 is abeveled gear-26 whichmeshes with the gear 22 and whereby rotation of theshaft 525 will cilcct rotation of the drum 21. The shaft er tendsrearwardly or in the direction of the motor 12 and has the end thereofadjacent r the motor provided with a recess 2? which receives thereduced end 15 of the motor .shaft and on whichreduced end the shaftv 25is adapted to slide as the pulling device is thrown into and out ofoperation. The end of the shaft 25 adjacent the motor 12 is alsoprovided with teeth 28 adapted to co v operate with the teeth 1? to lockthe shaft 25 to the shaft '14 and thereby affect rotation of the drum'21 by the motor 12. l ir/ otally mounted on the bracket A between thearms 19 and 20 and forward of the bar 18 is aca 'n lever 29 adapted tocoiiperate with the 18 when moved in one direc 'tion to swing said barandthe parts carried thereby toward the motor to engage the teeth 28with the teeth 17 and thus connect the drum 21 with the motor 12 for thepurpose of rotating the'f rmer. The cam lever 29is adapted tobeoperated-by means of a hand lever 30 pivoted'on the body of thevebracket A between the arms 19 and 20 and;

bearing against the bar 18 is a spring 82 which constantly tends to holdthe bar 18 in a 'fiosition to dispose the teeth 28 out of en-x .gagementwith the teeth 17 or in other words this spring ,normally holds thepulliiig devicev in inactive position.'

In the operation offthe device the cable 23 is attached-to a suitableanchor 33 secured in the ground in advance of the motor vehicle. Thelever 30 is' their operate-l, to pivot the lever 29. and the cam of thelatter coacts with the bar 18 to swing the latter toward the motor 12against the inflaprovement in forms,fproportions, and 'details ofconstruct on and ft'o desirable additi'ons, by the exercise of-ordinarymechanical skill and Without departing from the s'pirit of. myinvention.

What is claimed is z of abar pivoted on the frame, a drum rotatableon-the bar, a normallyinactive clutch device between the drum end motoradapted motor when the bar v to connect the drum and is swnnginonedirection, andrmeans for swinging theba'r to throw in the clutch dev1ce.j 2. In a pulling device for motor vehicles,

the combination Withthe frame bracket secured. to the p .from themotor, 1. In a'pul hng device for motor vehicles, the combina'tlon Withthe frame and motor," connect-the clutch device With the y In testimonyand motor, of a bar pivoted to one'side of the frame, 'a other side ofthe frame, and in which thev free end of the bar mounted on the bar,mounted on the bar at right angles-to the latter, connections betweenthe shaft and drum, a clutch device included insaid shaft adapted toconnect the when the bar is swung in (one direction,

means normally holding the bar in position to maintain the clutch devicedisconnected a cam lever pivoted on the bracket and operable to swingthe bar to motor, and means for actuating the cam lever.

whereof Ihereunto ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

rotetably v a shaft rotatably,

latter to the motor WILLIAM SARTAIN. v

Witnesses: I

J. E. WYAND,\ WILLIE M. RICHARDS.

